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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Aratani and wires

Biden tells summit of Arab leaders the US ‘will not walk away’ from Middle East

Joe Biden sits at a large round table with an American flag at his elbow.
Joe Biden told a summit of Arab leaders, ‘We will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran.’ Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Joe Biden, speaking at a summit of Arab leaders, said on Saturday that the United States “will not walk away” from the Middle East, as the US tries to ensure stability in a volatile part of the world and boost the global flow of oil to reverse rising gas prices.

The president also announced $1bn in US funding to relieve hunger in the region.

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